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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: okonduiweala@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:54:30 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?JOINT=20VENTURE=20INVESTMENT=20IN=20YOUR=20COUNTRY?=

JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY



FROM THE DESK OF
MR DESMOND OKONDU IWEALA
DIRECTOR NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER
AUTHORITY NIGERIA
okonduiweala2005@yahoo.com

IRRESPECTIVE OF SIMILAR MAIL LIKE THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO
INFORM YOU THAT THIS MY REQUEST IS NOT A SCAM OR FRAUD.

Sir,
I am Mr desmond okondu Iweala husband to the finance minister
in my country. I want to invest in a joint venture business in your country,
but I have not been to your country before I
therefore want you to assist me for a joint business.

Due to problem of sending money out of our country from
bank, I therefore want you to come to London and claim $15
million dollars which I deposited with a security company
as a personal effect. The reason was because as a top
government official, we are not allow to own a foreign
account/investment. I therefore want to use your contact as
the owner of the box.

The money was concealed in a box, but the content of the
box was not known by the security company. All you should
do, is to contact the security company in London with the
certificateof deposite of the box which I will send to you
as the owner of the box.

If you are ready to assist me I will give you 30% of the
$15million.


I await your urgent responds.reply me through okonduiweala2005@yahoo.com


desmond okondu Iweala




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